Mesosaurus, Permian Freshwater Reptile Protoceratops 328 pounds) in weight

328 pounds) in weight

and possibly carrion

omnivorous or herbivorous dinosaurs from the Cretaceous Period of Laurasia (now Asia

These animals had large

Mesosaurus, Permian Freshwater Reptile Protoceratops 328 pounds) in weightBeautiful plaque preserving a unique water dwelling early reptile form. Known from only South America and Africa, this distribution of Mesosaurus supports the understanding that these great continents were once joined together; Mesosaurus could easily swim rivers from one continent to another but salty oceans would have thwarted the freshwater creature from crossing an existing ocean. Mesosaurus sp. Early Permian (280 m. y. a.) Irati Formation Sao